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" " 1 " WIXXSBORO, S. a, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1890. ^ NO. 3. .
f WHAT THEY Dill
A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE STRAIGHTOUT
CONFERENCE.
roar uancrcu wwcgaros t resell r, an uie
Counties Except Three being; Represented?
Resolutions KccoaimendiHg Xlarmony
Adopted.
Columbia, S. ('.. August 20.?When
Chancellor Johnson rappcsl the Straight
out Conference to order at 8 45 tonighftthe
hall of Representatives was
filled with conferees and the gallaries
with ladies. The delegates from other
counties and a small regiment from
Richland had poured in through the
broad doorways for half an hour and
Tiraro trrrdinti^ cnmri'i/ifli' uflrnpct.
HViV glVUJ/V M VVUi J/UVV4J UVVU') *
discussing th? situation.
At the fall of the gravel there was a
scattering to seals^-asd-ia-a. icv.f niia~
^^mS^^fpLFafive silence was obtained.
Chancellor Johnson, from the Speaker's
stand, th^n spoke as follows:
"Ttis Conference is assembled in accordance
with the resolution adopted at the
July Conference, which was made conditional
upon the August Convention not
adopting the primary plau for making
nominations. The reauest for the primary
made by this Conference in July was refused.
although it was embodied in the
platform of the opposition. The resolution
was that the Conference would convene
again if that request be refused. Although
we have been disappointed in our expectation,
and though the prospects of electing
as State officers men who have always honored
their position?who have honored the
State in all her traditions-who have sustained
the reputation of our best men?are not
bright, and the probabilities now seem in
favor of those who have maligned and
abused her assuming the reins of government
in this State, I am delighted that this
Conference has come together to debate and
see if anything can be done to sustain the
fair character of the State and those whom
she has heretofore trusted.
"1 trust that wisdom and prudence will
characterize our deliberations, that we will
do nothing which we may afterwards be
ashamed of, or anything" which will prevent
us from rescuing South Carolina
frc- ',he hands of those to whom wo beMr.
"\V. II. Cibbes, Jr., the secretary,
accordingly read the call issued by
President Johnson after the adjournment
of the August State Convention.
The Chair then requested each delegation
to make up and send to the
clerk's desk a roll of their members.
Gen. John D. Kennedy, chairman of the
advisory committee, and elected by the
July Conference, then submitted the
report of the work of the committee up
to the present time. Before the reading
of the report could be begun Mr.
Jos. W. Barnwell made a motion to go
into secret session.
He opposed the reauing.of the report
with open doors. ulf we are to have a
contest let our own people know what
we are doing, but not our adversaries."
He did not object so much to the
r> k~.*
papers?tu puuiuuuig
ILdt ihe Conference would do, hut the
[ceedings would be published all
[r the United States.
general Kennedy?'"The report of the
bmittee oniy deals in general fact
[cerning the acts and doings of the
frmittee?there is nothing secret.
Kt be mad** public; it may hold up
Biands of aud give the touch of the
Bw to the Struightouts."
ir. Barnwell?uWe can decide after
I read whether it should be publishJeneral
Kennedy?'*1 am opposed to
ecret session of "this Conference."
Ir. Douglas of Fairfield?uIf we
an to organize. we must organize on
SBHB9Ke basis of common sense and common
H>licy. I never heard of such a thing
K letting the enemy know our secrets.
Ipcbody not in harmony with us must
He in the hall. [Cheers.] TheTillmanare
always opposed to open doors.
"We are not ashamed of what we do, but
the best policy demands that the doors
should be closed. With matters once
decided, let us go to the State with ;i
solid front."
HBB Mr. Davie, of Chester?"We don't
BR follow Tillman tactics."' [Cheers.]
jp Air. Dantzier moved to lay Mr. BarnH
well's motion on the tabic. Lost.
B Mr. W. P. Murphy, of Colleton,
K thought that a secret session would at
the most be only nominally secret; that
ffST everything done could easily get to the
public. Before the motion is put "we
should ascertain who are the members.
J3ut even then the motion should he
* voted down." He moved that a cou;53
| plete roll be made out. Carried.
B| ? Mr. Tillman Watson remarked that
he did not know that there was a roll.
_^^Colonel A. C. Haskell said that at the
^j^?Hte&^,nfereii<.T it was found impossi^^^^^^IWc^nake
a roll. Tiie right to pub
Bg lish what trauspired was re.->erveu to
BK the convention and only the results
were given to the newspapers.
jgjp Mr. Barnwell explained that the only
purpose was to prevent the publication
of unauthorized matter ami he hope!
that the motion to go into secret session
would prevail.
Mr. Murphy?"If the motion is put.
in that form i will withdraw my opposition."
Mr. Barnwell?"The roll should he
made up from those who hand in their
names?the others are not members of
this body. There may be here some
"who are not in sympathy with us."
Mr. Tillman Watson?"No Tillmanite
has any right to he here and I ask
theiu to "leave the house." [Gr<?;;r,
cheers.]
Mr. Watson then moved that "all
? r Tillmanites be requested to leave."
[Cheers.] IJtit as Mr. Murphy had the
floor, Mr. Watson's motion was not entertained.
Mr. Murphy then continued
his remarks advocating the roll
call. The resolution was then carried.
While the roil was being completed,
the discussion on the question of closing
the doors was continued.
Mr. Raysor, of Orangeburg?"I can
see no reason why we should go into
secret session, if necessary, a committee
could be appointed to discuss
the details of any matter that should
not be made public. I move to indefinitely
postpone: he motion."
\fr- liomu-t.ll ritteTllioi! to the
fact that the Democratic Convention in
18TG had met with closed doors.
General McCrady?"My recollection
is that Hampton was nominated in
open session."
Mr. Barnwell?"The discussion preceding
the nomination was recret."
General McCrady?"That is the only
instance th;?v I remember where a
secret session was held. 1 appeal to
you. Let us have a discussion open
and above board. We are discussing
public matters. not private.*'
Mr. Watson: "We should exclude
every one who is not on the roll."
[uneers.j
I Mr. llagsdale of Fairfield moved that
the previous question be called.
Mr. K. S. 'i i;j>j>er of Charleston?"I
don't believe in mincing matters. We
have come h< r<- for onr pur;>ose, and
that is to defeat lien. 11. Tillman for
Governor of South Carolina. [Great
applause.]
j The motion to proceed with closed
j door, was then carried by a law vote.
Mr. Ladd of Fuiriieki asked, -Will
the ladies in the gail.rifs lit* i-x-i
: eluded ?"
Mr. Watson?'"Th? motion does not i
apply to the ladies; they are always <
straiirhtout. f'-Jreat applause.]
Mr. Watson again asked that all;
I Tillmanites retir??.
i Mr. Barnwell?'*AI1 persons whose!
; names are not on the roll should retire j
; from the hail. The ladies too. Gen-j
1 tlemen. this is no child's play."
Mr. Tapper?"Every lady in lbs gal-,
I lery is anti-TiUman."
i By this time the roll of members of;
the Conference was completed. The i
j following is a complete list of the enrolled
delegates by counties. The total
; number is four hundred even. Pickens,
i Oconee and Xewberrv are the onlycounI
ties not represented:
Abbeville?J S Cottirau. W A Lirabeeker.
B W Cobb, J D Watson, J K Moore.
Aiken?W I) Shoer.berrr, C G Shoen-:
j berj:, A D Morgan, 11 il Slioenbersr, C L :
Butler, \V T JJutler.
I Anderson?E M Rucker, J S Fowler. ;
Barnwell?Johnson Ilrtaood, A T Wood-1
wardr?tfre<? AlcfrrclrrijYr i'oumans, Mike j
Brown. N-^_,
Beaufort?W J Verdier, II D ElIiou'",,???^
Berkeley?II A M Smith, A 11 Gaillard, |
J T Porch'-r.
j Charleston?Geo L Buist, A T Smythe, j
| E McCrady, Jr., Jos W Barnwell, "K S i,
Tupper. j'W Watts, S Alexander.
Chester?L S Douglass, S P Hamilton, (
W K Davie, Jos Groeschel, J 11 lJimovant, !1
W R Davie. Jr., E B Sligh, J J McLure. j <
Chesterfield?W W Spencer, S G God- t i
frey. A G Kolloek. W F McQueen, M L ! <
Rhodes, W A Liinshaw, Jno F Muller, T E j i
Wannamaker,
Clarendon?J J Brougliton, P G Benbow, j,
R L Logan, S J McFadden, \V S Harvin, jJ
E U Horton, S M Haynesworth, J S Wil- j
son.
Colleton?W P Murphy, Jas P Smith, D I
R Edwards.
Darlinirton? J J Lucas. J C Wilson. WE!
i James, J J Ward, J (j B Jack well, G W j:
i Brown, C A Seabrook, Alva Coggsliall, ''
j Waddy Thompson. j
I Edgefield?J Hampden Brooks, JnoB <
j Lake, J C Shepherd. j1
! Fairfield?T W Woodward, Jno Hollis,i.
| Preston Kion, W R Rabb, A E Davis, j,
Daniel Hall, II 0 Duke, J W Powell, Win j.
Bedeli, E D Mobley, Win Dixon, Edward i'
Woodward, S B C'.owney, E I> Ragsdale,;1
G P Huffman, C A Douglass, E B Morgan, j
Ba^eomb Osborn, F A Xeil R X Brav. A
W Ladd, W IIZealey,
MackGi^l1-- U~J ney, J G Johnsor, [ i
"Albert Withers, R G Lamar, J D Harrison I <
P 51 Spence, J W Brown, Jno Wooten, \Y I!
J Smith, J W Rains. 11
Florence?H M Branson, II L Morris, C
T Haynie, T E Bell, G G Palmer, Winsiow <
Wright, P A Willcox.
Georgetown?Walter Hazard.
Greenville?Jas L Orr, Dr T T Ear'.e, A 1
B Williams. ' i(
Hampton?C J C Hutson. I
Kershaw?.J D Kennedy, 1) L DeSaus-1 sure,
J L Haile, W C Clyburn, B G Team, j j
J B Steadman, J W D lake ley, Wylie Team. <
Laurens?S D Garlington, R >! Cunning- (
ham, J C Garlington. ' ?
Lexington?Joab Edwards. T Holzhaus- j <
I er, W Westmoreland, D W Addy, J F ; ]
| Wingard, J B Wingard, A 31 Wingard, E ! 4
! E Wingard, J H Eleazer, A S Laird, M H j,
Witt, J X FowJes, s r william, a ic lay-1 :
lor, G A Guignard, M J3 Eleazer, W C |!
Hane, B F Gardner. iJ
Marion?W D Johnson, J M Johnson. ;1
Marlboro?B A Douglass.
Orangeburg?J S Rowe, T M Raysor, J S i
Fairey, Wm Whetstone, O II Weinges, M j
Kellar, Win Banks, F M Wanuamaker, M i j
O Dantzler, A P Aniaker, Sr., A P Amaker, j
Jr., J S Zimmerman, W W Oliver, Wm C j
Wolfe, John M Laughlin, E M Claffy, D \ i
II Trezevant, J E Buyek, C T Goodwyn, j '
W T Alford, Wm By id, W T Cross well, H j 1
X Fair, C G Dantzler, J W Crosswell, J A 1
Peterkin, A B Tabor. George Willard, G E <
Whaley, L E Myers. John F Bronson.
Richland?W"G Adams, Dr A N Talley, i
Jr., Allen Green, J C Cant well, CII Beard, ;
! J B Palmer, James II Wood row, T B ,
i Aughtry, G K Stork, .1 II Davis, D II ,
j Crawford, W C Swaffield. E W Screven, ,
j Thos. Taylor, E J Brennen, F W McMaster, j;
] I. F Youmans, C A Calvo, Jr., J K Alston, |;
A P Brown, John T Sloan. Jr., J M Gra-1
ham. J W K Pope, II C Patton, F W Kay, j
I A W Hay, W E Gor.zaies, X G Gonzales, ]
! D C Bay, F H McMaster, Tillman Watson, |.
i W B Lowrance, C A Calvo, Sr., E E Cal- j
I vo, Lee Hagood, A E Gonzales, S G Henry,1 ]
j U R Brooks. J Robert Seay, Joseph Bates, ! <
! S J Dwight, C K Singleton, F II Weston, |,
! W H Lyles, F Meehau, James 1' Adams, i
| B L Abnev, Dr O A Darby, D L Bryan, j,
I W H Dent, \V D Dent, C W Suber, Frank i'
' Sims, W McB Sloan and others.
Sumter?J D Blanding, J II Aycock, J ;!
I T Hus:hson, IT L Darr, J S Moore, M C j1
Kavanaugh, T E Richardson, F J Mayes, >
R M Cooper, J M McEhveen, D II Boykin, j 1
i O A Jackson, R E Mu'drow. J T Muldrow, | <
; G II Reid, A C Searboro, Frank Mellett,; ]
i John Jackson, W T Aycock, A M Moseley, ! j
i J C Singleton, Frean Mellett, Thomas; i
I Belvin, Frank Harvin, Peter Mellett, Mark |
Reynolds, W W Rees, J L Moore, W E I.
I Dick, Jr., BF Jones, J B Duflie.
Spartanburg?Wm W Jones, T Stobo j
! Farrow. %
Union?T Munro, D B Fowler, W T ]
] Littlejohn, C R Long, 2s B Eison, T W 1
! Coleman, V/ni Munro. W Culp, JII j
i \V V V.r,v W (1 WftMftf.V .IT) i
j Smith, W R Thomas, Reuben Thomas, J i
I Woods Jeter. S B >ims, R II Gibbs, R F i
j Gil land, S 0 Perrin. ]
Williamsburg?James McCutchen, W M
j Kinder, Edwin Harper, GP Nelson, CB ;
j Hussins, W II Harmon. I) L Keith, B '
! William Jones, J E Brock in ton, W II Plow- '
j den, I) E Gordon, C B Steele, R II Kelle- '
| han. ' ;
York?E A Hutchison, John R London, 1
; E B Bijrgers, Iredell Jones.
; After much delay arising from the j:
j disinclination of person;-, in the gallery j:
to leave. the hull was cleared of all out- j
siders and the Conference at 10 P. M..!'
wet-t into secret session.
At. 2.10 A. M., the Conference, with!!
;ti^alisto the oliicers. adjourned sine;
1 die. after adopting the i'oliowing pre- 1
| amble arid resolutions*
Whereas, a Convention of tin; Democratj
ic party of this State. assembled in the city
I of Columbia on the 13t!i inst., pursuant to a
: call of the executive committee of the party
! "for the sole and ex-.: usive purpose of de- !
' termining whether the delftgates to the |
State Nominating Convention to be held in <
: the City of Columbia on Septeinl>erlO, or
i thereafter, should be elected by primary or j
j convention, and for no other purpose what- j
1 soever; and whereas, the said Convention, i
j when organized, proceeded to adopt a new j
; constitution, involving radical changes in j
I the fundamental law of the party, and to 1
elect a new State Executive Committee ;
. thereunder against the earnest protest of a
! number of its members whose lovaltv to the '
r. ^ i ! i
party is utnuim nutrsuuij; ?um ?ncn;?o, .
lifty-nine delegates from the counties of
Beaufort, Charleston, Georgetown, liich;
land and Sumter, al ter solemnly protesting
against such action and vainly imploring'
the majority to pause in their usurpation of ,
i power, were finally impelled by a sense of 1
I duty to their constituencies to withdraw
from the Convention, being unwilling by i
their acquiescence to commit those whom
they represented to a precedent so dangerous:
And whereas, this unauthorized exercise
; of power by the m ajority of said Convention
caused confusion in regard to the or;
ganic law of the party and the Executive
Committee of the same, which threatens to
increase the unfortunate differences prever?ii
.1:..: :
lant ana loproauce siui mraxt umsiiui,
j And whereas, it is the deliberate judgment
of this Conference that the action <>f
said Convention in those respects was not
only unwise and unnecessary, but illegal,
mtfl ami void,, and we therefore recognize
the constitution under which said Coiiven
tion assembled as being still of binding
force and authority, and the then existing
executive committee as being still the rightful
head of the party;
And whereas, in the anoiralous social
and political conditions now obtaining in
South Carolina, which render the continued
supremacy of the white race in the control
j and administration of the Government a
| consideration of paramaunt importance, to i
which the interests of individuals and fac- (
tions should be unhesitatingly subordinat- j
ed, we regard the restoration of political;
harmony among our people as a high ne- j
cessity nnd cherish the hope that this may j
be consummated through the exercise of J
mutual forbearance inspired by the broad-:
cso pa mutism;
And whereas, while condemning the lead-!
ers ot said majority and reprobating their j
methods we entertain only feeliucs of kind-!
ness towards our fellow-Democrats who j
are supporting them;
And whereas, the contest made during j
the present campaign has been conducted !
with a view to its final decision in and by j
the September Convention: Therefore, be j
it resolved:
1. That this Conference of Democrats
lieieby puts on record its solemn and em- J
phatic protest against the illegal and usur-;
patory action of the majority of said Con-1
vert ion as instigated by its leaders, and
condemn as unpatriotic the intemperate
and violent methods of said leaders.
2. That the course of the minority of
delegates who withdrew from said Convention,
in refusing to concur in or submit to
its illegal proceedings, is hereby approved.
The resolutions given above constitute :
every result of the Conference. i
THE OHIO DEMOCRATS.
Tltcy do Not Want any McKhiley Tariflj^j^i
SruixoFf^ld. Ohio, August 27.?The
Democratic State Convention, in session
here to-day, nominated the following
candidates: Secretary of State, Thad;leus
E. Crombv, Pickaway County:
Judge of Supreme Court, George ]>. 1
'Key, Franklin County; member board 1
Df public works, Leopold Keifer, Miami
fnnntv
The following are extracts from the
platform:
llesolved, lirst, "\\'e demand the reduction
of tariff taxes. We will continue
the battle for tariff reform until '
the cause of the people is triumphant
All money taken by law from the peo- 1
pie should go into the public treasury. J
.Tariff taxes should be for revenue only. :
All so-called protective tariff taxes are I
dishonest, wasteful and corrupting. !
They plunder the masses to enrich the 1
few. They have crippled agriculture, 1
retarded manufacturing,created trusts, !
destroyed the country and corrupted^
t /ni . i '
sur lawmaKers. merciore we are op-1
posed to the Mc Kin ley tariff bill now
l>entiiii?? mi Congress, and believe in the j!
i*f re*sxr&tffiifflHtf- J lie- isssr e 111 Fnen^1
[lepublican that "there is not a section
r: line in it that opens a market for a ;
mshel of wheat or another barrel of (
30 rk." *
Second, We favor legislation looking '
:o tiie suppression of' trusts or combinations,
which are calculated to en- '
lauce prices or prevent the reduction!'
caused by healthy competition.
Third. That the Democratic party 1
jy its record has proven itself the
steadfast friend of the laboring or pro- !
lucing classes, anil that they have our }
arnwf. cvtnnnfhips in l.hf^ir sfriirrrr!f? '
igainst the encroachments and oppressions
of capital. We hail with satisfaction
the awakening among farmers
;o the evils of Republican legislation,
unier which they are suffering, and
uvite them to join with us to promote
legislation which will belter their condition
ana be just to all classes.
Fourth. We favor the free coinage of
>ilver at its present ratio with gold.
Fifth. Advocates a liberal pension
policy.
Sixth. That we recognize as a fundamental
principle that a free and un;ranunel!ed
ballot is the best surety of
the citizen, unci we favor such legisla-1 j
tion as will secure the greatest free- J,
:lom, purity and secrecy of the ballot, j
Seventh.'That the "Democracy of j Qhio,
on behalf of the people and free j *
institutions, denounces the Federal j (
election or force bill now pending in j
Congress as the most dangerous and i <'
revolutionary measure ever devised to J \
Llnvart the will of the people and sub-1
vert the form of popular government, j
[t is a measure begotten in partisan <ies-; j
Deration to perpetuate the power of the j
llepublican party. It is Un-American ,
.n that it doubts the capacity of the !
people lor seir government,, n win j:
::reale a horde of Federal officers with I
power to strangle or pervert an!
ion est; expression of public opinion
it the cost of millions of money at each
election. It would send out millions
>f the dominant party with power to
invade the homes of private citizens
and subject them to unenviable inspection
and to intimidation. It would
surround the ballot box with armed
hirelings, and give power to bayonets
instead of ballots. This would disturb
the friendly business and social relations
now existing between all sections ,
md tend to derange the trade and re
viving industries of the country. ;
The Republican party of Ohio, hav- j (
ing endorsed and urged the passage of ,
the force bill, stands forth as the cie- '
fender of this attempted outrage upon ,
American rights. Such a measure ,
Diight not to be an issue between par- j
tie.*, but it has now bccome an issue .
between the Republican party and the .
llepubiic. We therefore appeal to all |
friends of home rule and personal liberty
to protest by their free ballots
against this infamous measure and ,
ugainst all other measures to abridge
the established rights of citizens.
We denounce the despotic code of j 1
ruios auopiea oy me present nouse ui
National Representatives, and the law- .
[ess and arbitrary proceedings of its
presiding officer as the direct results of .
i criminal conspiracy to plunder the (
treasury, oppress the people and perpetuate
the fraudulently acquired power
of the Republican party.
The remainder of the platform is devoted
to State affairs.
a noted desperado. 1
Louisville, Ky.. August 25.?Ti.c
soldiers protecting Judge Lilly's court:
J ??"V nvnfiir.-u! !
flu iiii/.diu, . vi i i\;i? wu^/viuvvi i
J. C. .1 ones, the noted bushwhacker!
from Knox County, yesterday, and>
placed him in jiil sit Hazard. "Clate"j
Jones, as he is called, is credited with j
having killed more men than any man
in Kentucky. Twenty-live men is al
modest estimate of the number said to j
have been murdered by him. lie is;
said to have killed seven in ?ne day.:
He was prominent in the llowun County
war, and is the leader in the Knott
County war. lie is under indictment
here for taking part in the light that
resulted in the killing of Joe Kversole. j
T1nr4?irr *h.. u-ir h<> \V:1? :i JHifpd bllSh
whacker, and is said to have killed all
the Southern men ho could find unprotected.
Murdering men, however, seems to
be only one of this man's talents, lie
is said to he quite as skilled in stealing
horses, and has served trio State five;
years in the penitentiary for the exer-l
rise of this talent. Of course, in this ;
enlightened country, such distinction !
is not unappreciated. Ailhoguh Knott,
County is strongly Democratic and j
"Coi.v Jones is strongly Republican, he '
was jailer of the county, and at the re;:
cent election was defeated by only nine j
votes. oi. .Jones is now uuouc sixLy
years old, is 5 lVet 10 inches high, ami
weighs about 220 pounds.
"15tick" Fugitt was convicted of a
second felony yesterday and given one :
year more in the penitentiary. This;
was for aiding his brother in escaping
from the ollicers. This is the fourth j
conviction of this court. Judge Lilly
is delighted with the progress he is;
making and profuse in his praise of the I
sold it-rs, for never did "boys" ^work i
harder and to better effect. "
A ROW Iff THE HOUSE.
ANYTHING TO DEFEAT THE OBNOX- \
IOUS LARD BILL.
Southern Domocratic Congressmen An
sirer to the Csill of tlic House and then |
AValk Out liefore their Names can he
Called 011 the Pending Ouestlon.
"Washington, Aug. 26?The House
had up lor consideration to-day the
lard bill, which caused quite a discussion
for a while. The row began when
"\ T* tic? /-?f ]\krir?orl\romo
ed the regular order, and contended
that the unfinished business was the
Conger lard bill, the vote upon the
passage of which on Saturday was inconclusive,
owing to the absence^of a
quorum.
Mr. Blount contended that in the
special orders there was a distinct time
given to each bill mentioned therein,
and the time stated for the lard bill h-ui
Air TTflrKorf r\f Alolmmo /vintrr*
m 1U1. iAVI"V'iK| J.llUt'UIMU, VWilVJ." I
verted the position that the lard bill'
had now the riarht of way. It had had
its day in Court anil had exhausted all
the time allotted to it.
Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, held the view
that the lard bill was unfinished business.
The previous question had boea
ordered and the yeas and nays had bjen
r>rder*d on its passage.
Crisp argued that the bill could
Dot come up before the disposition of
the bills on the Speaker's table, even if
it had been considered in regular order.
The Speaker derided that the question
before the House was the roll call
en the passage of the bill.
Mr. Mason, of Illinois, appealed from
the decision. On sustaining the decision
the vote stood?yeas 123, nays ;
i.i?no quorum, anti a can 01 me 1 louse ,
was ordered; 182 members having: responded
to their names, Mr. Brosins ,
moved to dispense with further proceedings
under the call, upon which
motion the opponents of the lard bill,
in order to consume time, ordered the
yeas and nays.
The vote recurred on sustaining the
decision of the Speaker, imt the quoTrrirrinchh.h
tvr;ir: ?~ n ,
Another call of the House brought ;
mother quorum, which in like manner J
lisappeared when tlie voting was re- |
iumed on sustaining the decision of \
;he Chair.
Mr. Morgan, of Mississippi, moved a# ,
idjournmeiit with a view to reach
>ome arrangement whereby the existng
condition 01 affairs might be terninated.
Lost?yeas 40, nays 123.
Mr. Cannon then offered a resolution,
recitinjr that twice to-day legislative
proceedings have been interrupted by
Jie want of a quorum; that certain
nembers answered to their names unler
the call, but did not respond on
regular roll-calls, many of thern leaving
the hall so they could not be counted;
that there was a large number of
iiembers absent without leave, and
lirecting the sergeant at arms to im1..
l... ..11
.iivruituriv nutiij <ui mciu- ^
uers absent, except those absent on ac- j
jount of illness, to return to Washing- j
:on without delay, and revoking all (
eaves of absence except those on ac- i,
;otint of illness. .
The following are the members j
named in the preamble: Messrs. An- ,
:lrew, Baker, Beckwith, Boatner, Car- ,
eton, Catchings, Chipman, Covert, .
Drane, Crisp, Cummings, Eoloe, Flower,
Grimes, Hayes, Ivinsey, Lawler.
Lehibach, Lester of Georgia, McClam- ;
cny. Moore of Texas, Morgan, Mtitchler, j
3'Ferrall, Osborne, Pugsley, Raines, j
Robertson, Rowland, Senev, Shiveley, <
skinner, Spooner, Tillman, Turner of \
Seorgia, Turner of New York, Wallace, ,
Washington, Wheeler of Alabama, ,
Whitinjr. Wilkinson, Willcox and Wil- .
.iams of Illinois. !
Mr. Blount raised a point of order j
igainst the resolution and entered his .
protest against the preamble. That '
preamble was an arraignment of every ,
member mentioned in it, and its adop- j
Lion would be a censure of those mem- |
Lftrs. The resolution relating to send- .
ing for absent members was, of course,
in order. It was in accordance with .
the rules and practices of the House, 1
but the preamble was a censure of cer- j
tain gentlemen) and was without precedent
in the House. There was noth- ,
ing in the rules to justify such an outrage
upon members upon this floor.
Mr. Cannon said that he offered the
resolution not for the purpose of censuring
anybody. It recited two facts:
First, that the House had found itself !
without a quorum twice during the
3ay; second, there had been two calls of
the House and that upon those calls
more than a quorum responded, but
ni't-pr thr> nrnr-pWlinp-s wflrft rlis- ;
pensed with the quorum could not be
found in the House. lie recited the
['acts for the purpose of showing the
necessity for the adoption of the resolution,
namely, that one moment the
House had a quorum, and further,
what was absolutely patent to everybody,
that between the call of the
House and the c-dl of the roll members
by thf; score disappeared into the cloak
rooms and lobbies.
Mr. Grain, of Texas: "Have not they
Lhat right?"
Mr. Cannon: "Have not I the right
to recite the fact and let their constituents
judge of their right?"
Mr. Yaux, of Pennsylvania: "Have
you the right to impute motives ? mat
is not. the parliamentary power of the
majority in this House until the empire
comes." [Applause on the Democratic
side.]
Mr. Crain: "Did you not threaten to
lock the doors and compel us to stay
hero till the bill was lassed?"
Mr. Cannon, not noticing the question.
said that before this Congress j
genuemen nau ;!i!uu>iereu, anu uruKen i
quorums sittiny.
Mr. Fiower, of Xcvv York: "So did
you. Your party is now ieading the
filibustering."
Mr. Cannon: "The galled jade j
winces. [Laughter.] Now lor the first
time since the adoption of the new*
rules, with the Federal election bill
and Uu: tariff bill and other important
bills passed, when this bill, which prevents
the counterfeiting of food produets?"
[Here his voice was drowned
by applause and laughter on the Democratic
side.] "For the first time," continued
Mr. Cannon, "in this session a
new order of filibustering takes place, j
[Renewed laughter and applause on the :
Democratic sule.J Men answer to tne |
call of l heir names on the call of the !
House and march into the chamber the j
moment a vote is taken on the pending1 !
question. | Renewed laughter.] I want'
now to rescind the leaves of absence. I:
want to telegraph to members who are j
absent that their place is here, and that
their leaves of absence are rescinded.
[Applause on the Republican side.] I
want more than this. I want by this
preamble to cali attention to the record, j
to tell the exact facts, nothing more or :
less. Because so far ^s I can as a;
member of this House this bill must be i
voted on if I can get it voted upon."j
n?un<?vvpfl nnnl:t:!<<( > 1
?? .. . ? -1-f i I
Mr. Wheeler, of Alabama, said that
when the Conger committee convened i
he thought all members came here as
equals, but he soon found thai they bad
been making rulers over themselves,
and to-day they found new rulers
springing up to usurp powers never be-;'
fore exercised in any parliamentary j
body since tii" world began. [Laugh- j
ter.j II? was one of the gentlemen i \
named in this resolution, and he was j
proud of it. In the course he had pur- j
sued to-day he had obeyed the men who :
cc?r?f' him hnrn onrl liu u'AtiM olw?ivc ? .
obey them in preference to the order of
the gentleman from Illinois.
Mr. Osborne, Republican, of Pennsylvania,
with a great show of indignation,
said that he understood his name
was on the list. lie would say to the
gentleman from Illinois that in putting
his name on the list he had been very 1
much in error. lie had been here since
li o ciocii ami naa answered at every j
roll-call. lie had been here when the j {
genial gentleman from Illinois had not '
been. [Laughter and applause on the 1
Democratic side.] lie had been here <
arid looked for the gentleman from Ilii- (
nois and had not seen him, and why the
gentleman should select him (Osborne)
was more than he could understand, i
If, he continued, your record is to be |
verified by this sort of thing, if there is ,
Jess truth in it than is shown by your
resolution here,then I pity you. [Laughter
and applause.] " 1
Mr. Cannon explained that the list of
names had been furnished by the clerks <
and the Speaker pro tem. (Mr. Payson *
explained t hat Mr. Osborne's answer to 1
his name had not been heard on ac- i
count of the confusion.) I
Mr. Osborne insisted upon having the
record corrected.
This colloquy was carried on amid 1
much Democratic laughter. t
Mr. Smith, of Illinois : "Is ray name
reported on the black list." [Laughter.! ?
The Speaker pro tern : "The Chair is
not advised of any such list."
Then for a few moments there was I
great confusion in the House. Fully a
dozen members were on their feet de- ^
inanding recognition on a question of s
personal privilege and their efforts to ^
secure such recognition were noisily t
seconded by their friends. 1
Finally Mr. Grain, of Texas, was re- f
cognized, and he made a vigorous pro- t
test against the preamble. J
Mr.Tlenderson, of Iowa, interrupted 1
Mr. Grain with the point of order that e
Mr. Grain was not talking to a ques- 1
tion of personal privileges. r
Mr. Grain turned his attention to ^
Henderson and said : "The chairman i
:?f tT5e committee on appropriations 1
:Vrtlst be in a sad plight when he re- 1
quires the assistance of the able and t
ier.v gentleman from Iowa." [Laugh- i
;e**.] a
;Mr. Henderson : "I will do what I c
aiease." r
Mr. Grain : "You cannot bulldoze t
me personally or through the chairman I
)f-thV committee on appropriations. 1
1'his is\nothing but a petty species of c
[)ulldozin^>^he object being to threaten s
is in order to rrsiinel us to vote. I am r
responsible to my c6>75t^^fcA?done. I r
ivent out of the chamberH[Hnially a
;o avoid being counted a^^^^Btnd
lot voting. I even took !umbrella
away, because I have heardTfc [
asserted that ihe clerks and pages were p"'
>ent to the cloak rooms to hunt up hats j u
ind umbrellas in order thatthe Speaker
night count hats and umbrellas pres- j I
int and not voting:, j JLaugnter.j L naa <}
,he right to do that.' I have the right i
:o do that whenever I please. I ask the t
ihairman of the committee on appro- f
priations if he did not threaten meacd t
mother member on this side if we con- o
Linued to do what Ave were doing he P
would see that the chamber was locked g
up and we were compelled to stay here
is prisoners. F
"The charge was made," continued s
Mr. Grain, "that the Democrats of the 1
South were depriving the negro of the s
right to vote and refusing to count his g
ballot when cast, but no man in the f
South had ever done, or attempted to c
io, what the Speaker, backed by the t
majority, had done in this House, and f
that was to count the votes of men who v
ictuallv had not voted. It was to i
ivoid this that the men who thought c
that the lard bill ought not to pass had a
?one out of the chamber." F
Mr. Henderson, of Indiana: "You I
stood by while the Lodge bill passed. I
and did not. secede until the farmers' ^
day came and then you sneaked out of c
the hall." [Republican applause.] t
Mr. Crain: ''I represent as many t
farmers as you do, but they are far- r
mers who produce cotton seed oil, be- l
tween which and pure lard there is no d
more comparison than between heaven c
and hell." [Laughter."]
Mr. Henderson : '-Then put it on the a
market as such. Don't sneak; be a \
man." [Republican applause.] r
Then Mr. Turner, of New lork, was <5
siven his turn to rise to a question of s
r\oT-e/\r*.il \r 51 nrro TTn f r\ unH hie nymo T
IJLL ? AJLU lU^iuu UiO X'
in the honorable company of the gentle- s
men who were named in the preamble, t
Even suppose the gentleman withdrew
his preamble his purpose would have s
been accomplished. lie had been play- f
ing to the press gallery, and the names t
of the gentlemen mentioned would be e
found in all the papers to-morrow.
From time to time ilepublican mem- t
bers called for a vote, but Mr. Turner r
refused to yield the floor, announcing J
that he intended to talk for at least an
hour if his voice held out. lie con- i
tinnpfl to ;irr>n>n the chairman of the i
committee on appropriations, who, he t
said, was but posing before the press t
gallery. He would, he said, if it were 1
in order, advert to the Star Chamber t
proceedings by which this bill had been (
forced on the'IIouse. Altogether Tur- t
ner maDaged to consume three-quar- i
ters of the hour he had undertaken to
fill out, and when he had concluded
amid the applause of n.ie Democratic
side, on motion of Mr. Brosius, the '
House at 5.45 adjourned. _ J
Was it a Ghost?
Gkaxitville, s. C. Aug. 27.?About
three or four weeks ago you recorded ;
the killing of two men near this place '
by the Richmond and Danville railroad :
trains. About a week ago one of the (
regular passenger trains came to a stop 1
i. 4. /lnn^l< I
jU5>u cliivri p<iddiii?. cms piauu ui ucuui
ground. The conductor asked what the ;
trouble was and learned from his engin- !
eer that he had killed a man "back i
there." Upon strict investigation they <
concluded the engineer was mistaken.
Last night a special train from Augusta
passed the northbound passenger Vain '
here. "When they reached Vaucluse, a
town three miles north of this, the con- ,
ductor wired the conductor and engineer
nf flm nArflihrnirul nnqspnorpr train
to pick up a man they had killed at a |
certain place north of Graniteville.;
When the passenger train reached the j
"death ground" the whole crew and men
passengers engaged in looking for the
dead man. They could find nothing
that looked like a man, dead or a live,
but Engineer Williams, of the special
train, declared he knocked a man oft' the '
track, first throwing him upon the steam
chest of his engine. The railroad men
think it is a "ghost."?Augusta Chronicle.
ivmer uy a isoncr txpiomon.
Mansfield, 0.. Aug. 27.?The boiler
of a, locomotive on a freight train 011 the
New York. Pennsylvania and Ohio
Kail-road exploded "this morning at 3
o'clock -while the train was running six
miles East of this city. The engineer,
Albert Graham of Gallon, and Fireman
Joseph Murphy of Urbana were instantIfillA/l
r\ or-j /-rT &r\ Tho
ly JV.1ULCU. tUlU. I1V11JLVIJ -1-liv
lire was communicated to oil cars on the
train and fifteen were burned.
HE VOICE OF THE WEST. |
i '
N DIANA'S ROUSING DEMOCRATIC'
GATHERING. j
rhirtcen Hundred Delegates Gathered iu j '
Tomlinson Hall in Indianapolis?Wild j ^
II
Applause when Cleveland's Name was j ^
Mentioned. I
Indianapolis, Aug. 28?The Demo i
cratic State Convention was called to <
order in Tomlinson Hall, at 10 o'clock <
this morning:, by Chairman Jewett, of
ihe State committee, who immediately '
mnounced Ex-Governor Isaac Gray as j
chairman. Thirteen hundred and three <
delegates oeoupied seats, while the i
lobbies and galleries were filled with 1
i larger crowd of Democrats than had '
been gathered together in the State for (
nany years before. |1
The platform, which is very long, 1
ivas'receeived with great enthusiasm.
Claude Matthews was nominated for j
Secretary of State. Mr. Matthews is 1
:he most extensive farmer in Indiana, j
md his nomination is something of a ^
tribute to the Farmers' Alliance. i
J. 0. Henderson, editor of the Kokoua
Dispatch, was nominated for Audi- J
,or. 'j
The first and second ballots for State ^
treasurer were without result. 1
On the national political topics the *
>latform savs: 1
The Democracy of Indiana, in Con- 1
rention assembled for the lirst time ..
,ince the memorable contest of 1888, |
vhen we went down in defeat but not .
lishonor, overcome by the shameless 1
nethods of Dudleyism and blocks-ofive,
do solemnly declare that the elec- \
oral vote of Indiana was obtained for
Iarrison and Morton by the most
lagrant crimes against the ballot-box ,
iver perpetrated in an American Oomnonwealth.
These crimes were com- ,
aitted under the direct auspices of ?
iVm. W, Dudley, then and now treasirer
of the National Republican comnittee,
and by procurement and con- 1
livance of the Republican leaders in t
his State and nation; that the Administration
of Harrison has made itself
n accessory after the fact to these!
irimes by shielding the criminals from
>unishment, and even by rewarding 0
hem for their knavery, and that brazen "
>rostitution of the machinery cf the t
jVderal Court for the district of In- t
liana by its judge and attorney to the
ervice and protection of these conspi
.4. 4-V.n V
fliors agHlUSl, SUJUHgK CUUSI/UUICU UIC 7
nost infamous chapter in the judicial ?
nnals of the Republic.- ?
We denounce tariff monopolij^^J
heir efforts to perpe^^^jH B
n power by n 1 c as
re?sinstitutio_n5 and contrary to goocW
ioraiS>? We
(inain the force election bill, the
ill creating rotten-borough States, *
nd the McKinley tariff bill open manfestation
of a gigantic conspiracy of
he minority to oppress the groaning
ieople with additional burdens of taxa- j
ion for private benefit, and to fasten it 0
n the country in such a way that the c
ieople cannot free themselves from the j]
ailing load. a
We denounce the force bill which s
assed the House and has the active o
upport of the Administration as revo- j
utionary and unconstitutional. It j,
trikes down* home rule and local self- ^
;overnment, suggests and encourages e
raudulent elections and provides ma- t
hinery to accomplish dishonest re- v
urns and false certificates of elections;
osters sectionalism and bayonet rule s
wherever the interests of the people 0
nvite to peace, fraternity and unity; fc
utrages the traditions and customs of s
, century by giving a life tenure to j
artisan returning boards; makes the E
egislative and executive branches de- v
>endent upon the judiciary and con- a
-erts the judiciary into an instrument t
if oppression and corruption; involves t
innecessary expenditure of millions of f
he people's money, and in Indiana
lulifies the Andrews election law 6
1 rt T flrriolotliro AVfll* 4
MWCU UJ LUU iasu u^^ioittvuiv Viui v*jk\- ^
letermined opposition of the Repubii- t
ans. t
We declare that the interference of n
,ny kind by the Federal Government j<
vith State elections is a dangerous s
nenace to the form of government be- a
[ueathed us by the farmers of the Con- a
titution, and that the intelligence and
>atriotism of the American people can j,
afely be trusted to remedy any evils ,
hat may exist in our elections.
Governor Gray on taking the chair ?
poke for over an hour, dealing princi- 4
>ally with State issues. His reference
o Ex-President Cleveland was receiv:d
with tremendous applause. >
A resolution was adopted to make I
he State central committee a perma- r
lent body elected every two years, on g
fackson's Day, Januaiy 8. j
The ticket was completed as follows: ,
\lbert Gall of Indianapolis, Treasurer; j
V. Green Smith, of North Vernon, At- ?
orney General; A. M. Sweeny, of Du-. \
)Ose, Clerk of the Supreme Court; H.D. ,
^'orhees, of Johnson County, Superin- j
endent of Public Instruction; S. S. .
jar by. State geologist; and W. A. I'eele, {'
Jr, statistician. The iatter two are re- <
lominations. j
A Thrilling Tragedj*. <
Philadelphia, Pa., August 27.? 1
\.rnonu the passengers on an early ex- ]
n-css train from this city for New York
;his morning was a well-dressed old man, ^
.vho was accomrauied by a little girl. .
Nothing unsual in the actions of either ,
HUtlL'lUU bills ilLlUULlVli yjL tut WLiiVxk ^/?io
?emrei*s until just before the train reach- :
?.d Holmesburg Junction, a way station
icn miles from this city. At this point I
the old gentleman said something to his ;
young companion and went forward and
stepped out on the platform, and although
the train was running at a high rate of 1
speed he jumped off. The little girl,
who had been watching him. saw him
jump, and before the passengers realized
what she intended to do she had run to
the front of the car and jumped off also.
The train was backed and the man was
found dead and the girl insensible. They
were brought to this city, When the
gial recovered consciousness she said
that the old gentleman was her father,
illlll lUilt/ 1119 uaiuc ??UO h7b<*?/iivu j
aud that hcr's was Lclan Beck, and
that they lived hi St Clair County, Illinois.
and were bound for Hamburg, Germany.
On the body of Beck were found !
two checks on the St Louis Bank for 12.000
marks and 895 in money. The child
died shortly after reaching the hospital.
An Eye Tom Out By Lightning:.
A fierce storm visited the vicinity of
Marysville, Ind., Friday, ami a llash of
lightning struck a wagon in which Mrs.
Mary Keorner was riding. The shock
tore the hat which the lady was wearing
into fragments, and rendered her uuconsicous.
When picked up the startliug
discovery was made that one of her eyes
had been torn from the socket, and was
afterwards found upon the bed of the
vehicle. Mrs. Koerner is in a critical
condition, and death will in all prob- f
ability ensue.
THERE MUST BE NC SPLIT.
Katler Says the Minority Mast
Yield to the Majority.
Columbia, Aug. 26.?The hot heads
Eind extremists of the party who are
ripe for a split will find no crumbs of
i i * - e i * _ i t. _ 7 .. . r C i
political comrort m mo worus vl oeuaLor
il. C. Butler given to the World
representative to-day. In a few clear
jut sentences, which the reporter has
made no attempt to '-string- out" or
elaborate, he "speaks forth the words
?f truth and soberness."
Senator Butler arrived in the city
this morning. TTe had heard that tha
;\vo executive committees would meet!
iere to-day, and lie came to assist in a
settlement. The World man found
senator Butler preparing: to enjoy ;in
ifter-dinner siesta in his room at the
Jerome. When told that the World
ksired his opinion on the political
implications that now vex the State,"
:he Adonis of the Senate readily complied.
He spoke free and without
reservation. His very first words, givng
the gist of his opinion, were emjhatic
and of no uncertain tone. Said
le:
'If the F?rners' Movement men
lave a majority in the September contention,
the minority should acquiesce
n the result."
"It is rumored, General," said the re>orter,
"that under certain circumitances,
the non-seating of some antirillman
delegations, for instance, there
vill appear to be j testification for not
ecognizing the action of the Septem
;ci tuuvcuuuw.
"It is not prudent or wise or proper,"
eplied he. "to-have a split or a bolt,
vhether the action of the convention
>e regular or irregular. There is nothing
to do but to acquiesce. It is either .
;hat or Republicanism.
' Is much interest taken in the politi:al
situation here hy Democrats in
Washington V
"There is, decidedly"
"What do our Representatives in
Congress have to say about it?"
"Every Democratic Senator," said the
Jeneral,"wi'th whom I have conversed,
oncurs with me in the views I have
ixpressed to you.. I have.talked with
ill of them. "There is no difference of
minion them. Thav believe
hat a bolt or split would be fatal and
night not to be thought of."
Senator Butler said that he had bc-en
.sked for his views by the anti-Tillman
dvisory committee, and that he had
;iven it as his opinion that the ticket
lominated by the September Conveniori
should be supported by the entire
)emocratic party of the State.
He further stated that
ersed with Gen. John^^j
Jarnwell, an^JMg^
SenaiuW?5H^^[
veiling train to speSWH
arm at Edgefield.
A Xesro licvolt in GeorJRi.
SAInDERSVILLE, Ga., Aug. 27.?Xli8
'rogress has learned of a serious slate
f affairs in certain sections of this
ounty. Our informant gave us the
nformation one day last week, and his
uthority is an old colored woman. lie
ays that for several days past the ne
:roes between Sandersville and the
Iancock County line have been acting
n a suspicious manner. They have
ieen congregating at different places
very night for some time past, and
heir" meetings have been conducted
irith the utmost secrecy.
Drum beating can be heard, and pasers-by
have overheard the loud voices
if the leaders addressing the assemilages.
The white people living in the
ections where these m'eetings are held
iave become alarmed, fearing that the
legroes will at any moment take the
rarpath against them. It is said that
, great many Winchester rilies have
ieen purchased by the negroes, and
heir actions have every appearance of
oreboding no good to the whites.
Our informant states that an old r.e;ro
woman disclosed the intentions of
he negroes and explained the object of
he meetings. She said the negroes go
hrough regular military drills even
light, and the drum is beat for them t(
;eep time. The negroes seem to hav<
ome ill feeling toward the whites, anc
ppeai: inclined to resort to firearm:
.nd force.
Of course, the Progress does not
mow whether the old woman's state
nent can ue aceepueu as miaum ?ji iiui>
?ut the matter needs investigation at
my rate.?Augusta Chronicle.Kuried
in a Well.
Athens, Ga., Ausr. 2(5.?Mr. D. A.
Mathews, a gentleman living near Sanly
Cross, a little place about twenty
niles from, here, was in the city to-day,
ind tells of a horrible accident which
lappened to Mr. Bob Sharp, a white
nan, and a negro by the name of
Echols, both of that place.. Sharp, it
ieems, was engineer for the manuiac;uring
com pan y. and when the mill
,vas started up Saturday it was found
;hat the pumps would not work. Sharp
ind his fireman, Echoles, decided to go
lown in the well and repair it.' They
sent to Athens for the necessary ina:erial,
and Monday morning went
lown. While they were at work and
without any warning signs whatever,
W/\ /.An^*v?Ann6,l /i-iTfinrr ? n *?rwl 1'Vw*
? Cll LVUI lilCIiV/tU V(4 ? IUq 1UVI nil.
:wo men were soon hiddpn frpm sight
by clods of dirt.. The condition of the.
;wo men was soon observed by parties
aear the well and news of theaccidt-nt
spread rapidly over the county. Neighbors
flocked to the scene to assist in removing
tiie dirt and rescuing the men.
Late yesterday afternoon they had not
been extricated and it is feared both
are dend.' Mr. Sharp ha:; a family depending
on him for support. lie washighly
respected by his neighbors :ind
employers. -The negro also has a family.?Augusta
Chronicle.
Against Iii?ulls.
Atciiiso'x, Kan.. August 26?The
Farmers* Alliance and. Knjghts of La
L>or of this city met as the people's convention
yesterday ailu nominated three
Democrats and one xlepublican for
County oliices and one Democrat and
one Republican for the Legislature.
The convention unanimouly adopted
tlie St. Louis platform and the following
resolution in addition:
-Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that nominees for the Legislature
stand pledged not to vote for the
return of J ohn J. Ingalls to the United
states Senate.
Four Da?lted to Death.
Reading, Pa., Aug. 22?A runaway
car 011 the Mount Penngrave railroad,
which ascends the mountain near here,
dashed down the live mile declivity at 11
o'clock this morning at frightful speed.
TX'-l.rVrt +1> rtn r. < ^1/1 f lt'1 CtotlAn it +Tl/i
> V UC11 Lii'w L(U I V_< VUVVI oictu.xv/AA. uv Uiv
foot of the hilJ ic jumped the track and
rolled down a fifty foot embankment,
and it tilled up sicle down with the passengers
imprisoned inside, except several
who h; id j umped off. Four have been
taken ov-t dead* including Charles-liettew,
conductor of the car. and Edgar M.
Levan an attorney ol Heading, aged
forty. A number "of persons were injured.
/
/
| A LIE AND A BLOW j
| PASSED BETWEEN TWO REPUBLICAN
MEMBERS OF THE HO'JSE.
I :.Iason and Cannon Commence the How- J|l
Wilson and Beckvritli Becomes Involved
m the Dispute and the Lie and a
Blow Given.Washington*,
August 27.?In the
House this morning-, after prayers, the - ? -? '
lard bill was resumed. *
Turner again set out on his task of
consuming time, taking as his text Cannon's
resolution of yesterday. Though
he proclaimed himself.ro be in good
voice he was unable to proceed for more ^
than ten minutes in denunciation of jM
the resolution. JM
Then he ceased and yielded to Mc-___?
auoo, wno neapea denunciation ana
ridicule upon Cannon's statesmanship
and historical knowledge and his love
for the farmer.. .
Then- ensued the stormiest scene ot
the session. Cannon rose to reply. He
admitted that he was not a great statesman
and also admitted the superiority
of the gentleman from New Jersey in .
that respect. His friend abounded-ixu?
one thing, and that was wind; and. un- W :l
der pressure, it * went out. [Loud
laughter. There
was instantly great confusion
and disorder in the hall.
McAdoo shouted out that he wanted
the words to go upon record as a specimen
of Cannon's vulgarity.Carath
suggested the "propriety oi
clearing tne gaiieries or iaaies, wnue
Enloe was clamoring for recognition on
the question of.order. * jjj
Again McAcIoo shouted out to Cannon:
-"If you can afford to let that go - . - ^
on record as a specimen of your stable
jokes, well, I cannot afford to have it ^
there. J cannot indulge in black jpiawlp: " < *: i
ism with you; you ought to ajg^e with
a stable jockey, that is yoiyTsize."
Finally Enloe was r?j#>gnized on his
point of ordfcPj*L<2remandeVl that the
words be tnker^^^n. :4
Cannon?"0*2 3: it ann.oys you, I
will withdraw u?'- ' "
After a brief jifscussicn the Speaker
overruled thj^ point of order on the
ground' that Enloe's proper course ^gj
would have been to call'the gentleman
to ordeT and not ro raise a point of or^H
der.
Enloe.appealed from the decision and
LUC inuuceueu.i/O uau
sustaining thedeeisiono^U^J
Bat the storm^MiS
terin&^gagj
bro^Wi
Wilsouo^^^
sion to defend CauuSSB
tne ire or lsecKwim. not
exchanged, the lie was passedamP^|
blow was given. Friends seized both^^^^
men and finally quieted them, while
every Democrat was on his feet?? "
thoroughly enjoying the spectacle of a
family quarrel. Enloe suggesting that
the House should adopt the London " ^
prize ring rules.
It was many minutes before order
was restored, and it required vigorous
wielding of the Speaker's gayel before
the Cleric could proceed with the roll
call. The decission of the" Chair was
sustained?yeas 103, nays 73. .">
Cannon then rose and briefly apologized
foT the remark, which he had
made while smarting under the characterization
of'McAdoo, and which he
had not intended in the sense which
had been placed upon it. Cannon then
proceeded to argue in favor of the . _
speedy passage of the lard bill.
At the conclusion of Cannon's speech
McAdoo rose to a question of privilege.
The gentleman from Illinois (Cannon)
had made what he called an explanation,
but what he (McAdoo) and those
around him construed as an additional
attack upon him. He asked two minutes
in which to reply. Consent was
given. He said Cannon had not purged
himself of the suspicion of having injected
vulgarity into the debate. That
so-called explanation was ingenuous
and not ingenious, and when the gentleman
went by" on the original on-.
slauffht and made an additional charge
to his consistency it took away all sus-'
picioa that he was making an explana
uon to uie ju.oui>e. -tv genueman was
justified under no circumstances in*
ever descending to vulgar, indecent and*
blackguard remarks, or remarks that
could be construed as such. _>
Funston?"Ii?; didn't do it."
Hayes?"That is a question of taste."Continuing,
McAdoo said that when
a man did that he had by the simple law
of gravity but sought' his' own'level
He could" have no controversy with - tm
such a man. - i
Cannon said that tie could 'add nothing
to what he had said. He had dis- j
claimed any intention of- saying anything
that would wound the feelings or
propriety-of the most delicate. He had
stated what he fiad to state in good
faith, and could state nothing further. fl|
He was willing the matter should rest H
tliere, and if after that any man, in the ^
House or out of the House, insisted
| against his protest in making a remark
that could be found anywhere in polite
literature?and had been before made^B
without criticism ou the Uoor. of th<M
House-he could only say, "Evil tohijH
that evil thinks." jfl
Enloc?'In what polite literatu^
your language?" [Laughter.]
A call of the House was order?pS??H
disclosed the presence of 198 me.fflbers. X
A motion to dispense with further pro A
ceedings was lost?yeas 57, nays 115. N H
Brosius oifered- a resolution for the
arrest'of ai>sen:ces, directing the Sergcaiit-at-Arrns
to telegraph lor absent
members and.revoking all leaves of fl
absence except those granted on ac- |
: count of illness. B
| The resolution was agreed to and tin- H
| House ?kMourned. .
I Famine in Ireland. .
Bublix, Aug. 26.?At a meeting of I
} the National League here to-day, Tirno- fl
I thy Iltaly, referring to the potato fl|
' blight, said that nothing stood between V
i the people and starvation during the
j coming winter. It might not be legal
j for tenants to withhold (heir rents M
I during the period of distress,-but the J
j man who should pay nis rent and leave
! his family to starve would be little
I better than an ass. lie disliked to be
| placed again in the position of a men- MM
! dicant before Europe and America. If
; it should be found necessary to appeal
i to America and Australia no part of
j the assistance thus obtained ought to ?
; go lo.any muu wuo uau paiu reuo-uurj
ing the last twelve months. fl
Tiie Georgetown Times says- *theie M
\ is no fear in any wise that the Repub-^
: lican party, as at present constituted infl
i South Carolina, will ever capture any-*
!.thing, :so one understands this bette*
than the Republicans who are amon
us." ,Mk